I've got to get to bed earlier. Seriously! Things just aren't good if I don't get enough sleep. Cool news, though; I worked out, yesterday morning. Wow! It felt great and I went longer than I initially planned.

Not having performed any sort of cardio for a while, I gave myself a 20 minute max to work with. It's a good idea to start off slow, when you've been in dry-dock for months. Well, I'm chugging along on the elliptical and realize that I'm doing okay. Nothing is burning uncontrollably and my heart-rate was at a good, steady pace. I kept going. Thirty minutes was my log time. Hooray! But did I stop there? Of course not! I grabbed some light, free-weights and ran through three sets for my biceps, triceps and shoulder-caps. I'm not sore today, but I have a feeling that I will be tomorrow (it usually takes a day or so for my body to figure out what I've been doing to it).

I'm off workouts today, aside from a stroll with hubby later (maybe). He wants to do a guest-pass at a gym tomorrow, when we take off for our trip. Back in the gym...that ought to be interesting. I'll certainly have to pace myself there and make sure he doesn't have me on every machine, trying it out (that crazy man). ;)

I was up in weight, yesterday morning, but I know it's because the salt is here and TOM is on the way. I opted for a mostly protein day, only getting my carbs from the Julian bread (love that stuff...just wish it weren't so dang expensive) and ketchup from my burgers (not much). Please note that the Daily Plate takes your workout time away from your total calories, so the calories listed are net not gross: Here's what I had:

July 28th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,277; calories consumed: 1,647; calories burned: 309 Net calories: 1,338 Write in your diary: How do you feel today?

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
McDonald's Scrambled Eggs (2 eggs)	1.00	170	11g	520mg	180mg	1g	1g	0g	15g
McDonald's Sausage Patty	1.00	170	15g	30mg	340mg	1g	0g	0g	7g
Julian Bakery Smart Carb Bread	1.00	119	1g	0mg	140mg	13g	0g	12g	12g
McDonald's Butter	1.00	40	5g	0mg	55mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Enchantress's Loaded Baked Potatoes (It's Cauliflower!)	1.00	289	25g	28mg	600mg	9g	6g	1g	9g
Seasoned Baked Chicken Breast	1.00	189	3g	66mg	244mg	7g	0g	0g	31g
Wendy's (Value Menu) Double Stack - Bunless	2.00	480	32g	150mg	1,200mg	6g	4g	0g	38g
Wendy's Caesar Side Salad (w/ Dressing, No Croutons)	1.00	190	18g	30mg	360mg	7g	2g	2g	7g
Fitness	Minutes	Calories Burned
Elliptical trainer: general	30.0	-309.0
Totals:		1,338	109g	824mg	3,119mg	44g	13g	15g	119g

I was 143.2lbs the morning of Wednesday, July 28th.

We went into Salt Lake last night to say good-bye to the girls' pediatrician (who is retiring). It was a bitter-sweet trip, but I was glad we made it out there to see him. It started raining hard and the temperature dropped 30 degrees in about fifteen minutes. We were wet, but it wasn't cold. We came back home and the temperature was 30 degrees warmer in our area. Crazy weather! I suppose that was enough to give me a cough.

I've been drinking tea all day. I could probably build a mountain from all the tea bags I've used. The food intake was pretty good, but I went higher on the carbs than I would have liked (but the sugar intake was low). The protein, of course, was nice and high. We'll see what tomorrow brings:

Here's what I had tonight:

July 27th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,258; calories consumed: 1,326; calories burned: 0 Net calories: 1,326 Write in your diary: How do you feel today?

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
3 Egg Whites	0.75	43	0g	0mg	124mg	1g	0g	0g	9g
Louis Rich Turkey Bacon	4.00	140	10g	60mg	720mg	0g	0g	0g	8g
Lipton Peppermint Herbal Tea	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Bigelow Green Tea	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Enchantress's Loaded Baked Potatoes (It's Cauliflower!)	1.00	289	25g	28mg	600mg	9g	6g	1g	9g
Spinach	1.00	7	0g	0mg	24mg	1g	0g	1g	1g
Signature Parmesean Cheese	0.25	23	2g	5mg	65mg	0g	0g	0g	2g
Green Leaf Lettuce	1.00	15	0g	0mg	40mg	3g	0g	1g	1g
Red Bell Pepper Slices	1.00	25	0g	0mg	10mg	5g	0g	2g	0g
American Pride Catfish Nuggets	2.00	320	9g	50mg	1,320mg	32g	2g	2g	26g
Good Earth Original Caffeine Free, Sweet & Spicy	2.00	6	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Ethnic Gourmet Chicken Tandoori With Spinach	1.00	170	5g	30mg	840mg	19g	4g	3g	14g
American Pride Catfish Nuggets	1.00	160	5g	25mg	660mg	16g	1g	1g	13g
Hush Puppies	0.50	129	6g	68mg	483mg	17g	0g	0g	2g
Totals:		1,326	60g	265mg	4,885mg	103g	13g	11g	85g

I was 141.2lbs this morning; a .4llb loss from yesterday. I've decided I will be careful documenting everything here for P4 until mid August. After that, I will post occasionally with any updates or changes as I incorporate my work-out routine. My sister is trying to get me to model so, if I tone this body, I'll consider it.

I've gotta get around these late nights (just no energy to post at the 10:00 hour). I wondered about my start to phase 4 and how everything would go. I knew that I would be taking it easier with the carbs this time than I did in round one. The carbs came from the batter in hubby's fish and I also had some hush puppies (thankfully, we had a few, sparse leftovers from the weekend). My resolve was great all day, just because I knew I'd have those for dinner. The bonus is that the majority of the meal was protein.

I woke up to a slight increase, yesterday; 141.8lbs but I'm sure that was because my body was probably still digesting that low-carb Carl's Jr. burger (those are truly my friends...can't wait to try an In and Out version. That's gotta be heaven!).

July 26th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,264; calories consumed: 1,306; calories burned: 0
Net calories: 1,306

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Louis Rich Turkey Bacon	3.00	105	8g	45mg	540mg	0g	0g	0g	6g
3 Egg Whites	1.00	57	0g	0mg	165mg	1g	0g	0g	12g
Grapefruit, Half	1.00	26	0g	0mg	0mg	7g	0g	0g	1g
Enchantress's Loaded Baked Potatoes (It's Cauliflower!)	1.00	289	25g	28mg	600mg	9g	6g	1g	9g
American Pride Catfish Nuggets	4.00	640	18g	100mg	2,640mg	64g	4g	4g	52g
Hush Puppies	0.50	129	6g	68mg	483mg	17g	0g	0g	2g
Guacamole	1.00	60	2g	0mg	130mg	6g	0g	0g	1g
Celestial Seasonings Herb Tea Raspberry Zinger	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Good Earth Sweet And Spicy Herbal Tea	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Totals:		1,306	58g	240mg	4,557mg	105g	10g	5g	83g

The fish fry was a success and I woke up to a lower weight, yesterday (141.4). I saw the same number this morning. Hooray! Hubby seasoned (rather than batter-dipped) my catfish portions before frying. It must have made a difference. The daily plate didn't have the equivalent of what he did, so I guessed with the Red Lobster estimate (that should be pretty close). I didn't eat much lunch because I was still cleaning like a banshee but, I did eat well at dinner; a nice, healthy helping of salad with my Stevia, Cinnamon, Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing and my catfish. Delish!

Here are yesterday and today's food tallies:

July 24th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,260; calories consumed: 696; calories burned: 0
Net calories: 696

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Grapefruit, Half	1.00	26	0g	0mg	0mg	7g	0g	0g	1g
Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon	3.00	105	9g	45mg	540mg	0g	0g	0g	6g
Spinach	0.50	4	0g	0mg	12mg	1g	0g	0g	0g
Green Leaf Lettuce	1.00	15	0g	0mg	40mg	3g	0g	1g	1g
Red Bell Pepper Slices	1.00	25	0g	0mg	10mg	5g	0g	2g	0g
Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon	2.00	70	6g	30mg	360mg	0g	0g	0g	4g
Mozzarella Cheese Strings	2.00	120	8g	20mg	220mg	2g	2g	0g	12g
Red Lobster Catfish, Fried - Lunch Portion	1.00	220	12g	0mg	280mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Spinach	1.00	7	0g	0mg	24mg	1g	0g	1g	1g
Green Leaf Lettuce	1.00	15	0g	0mg	40mg	3g	0g	1g	1g
Red Bell Pepper Slices	1.00	25	0g	0mg	10mg	5g	0g	2g	0g
Coca-Cola zero	0.50	0	0g	0mg	20mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Ezra Brooks Bourbon	1.00	64	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Totals:		696	35g	95mg	1,556mg	28g	2g	7g	26g

Here's today (many, many more calories. I will probably be up in weight tomorrow. No surprises)

July 25th, 2010

Calorie goal: 1,260; calories consumed: 1,443; calories burned: 0
Net calories: 1,443

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Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Egg, Scrambled	2.00	320	21g	800mg	422mg	4g	3g	0g	26g
Bar-S Foods Bacon	1.50	120	11g	23mg	420mg	0g	0g	0g	6g
McDonald's Sausage Patty	1.00	170	15g	30mg	340mg	1g	0g	0g	7g
Taco No Shell	1.00	91	8g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	7g
Spinach	1.00	7	0g	0mg	24mg	1g	0g	1g	1g
Green Leaf Lettuce	1.00	15	0g	0mg	40mg	3g	0g	1g	1g
Red Bell Pepper Slices	1.00	25	0g	0mg	10mg	5g	0g	2g	0g
Mozzarella Cheese Strings	2.00	120	8g	20mg	220mg	2g	2g	0g	12g
Guacamole	1.00	60	2g	0mg	130mg	6g	0g	0g	1g
Celestial Seasonings True Blueberry	1.00	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Yuban 100% Columbian Coffee	2.50	0	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Meadow Gold Half & Half	1.00	35	3g	15mg	15mg	1g	1g	0g	1g
Carl's Jr. Six Dollar Low Carb Burger - No Ketchup, No Onions	1.00	480	37g	130mg	1,100mg	4g	0g	1g	33g
Totals:		1,443	105g	1,018mg	2,721mg	27g	6g	5g	96g